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Title: Seasonal-scale transport patterns in a multi-inlet coastal lagoon.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174500
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Inlets, Lagoon ecology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Inter-annual variability in net outflow from Indian River Lagoon.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340519
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Runoff, Estuarine ecology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Diatoms as a food source for Sorites dominicensis.
Creator: Gaston, Tiffany., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Sorites dominicensis is a common Foraminifera living on Thalassia testudinum seagrass blades in the Indian River Lagoon. This locality is unique because epiphytic diatoms, characteristic of Caribbean and temperate environments, are expected to make up the biofilm community. Diatoms compose a large part of the Foraminiferan diet. It is important to understand the cause and effect relationship of population variation between S. dominicensis and its preferred food source, since both are valuable...
Show moreSorites dominicensis is a common Foraminifera living on Thalassia testudinum seagrass blades in the Indian River Lagoon. This locality is unique because epiphytic diatoms, characteristic of Caribbean and temperate environments, are expected to make up the biofilm community. Diatoms compose a large part of the Foraminiferan diet. It is important to understand the cause and effect relationship of population variation between S. dominicensis and its preferred food source, since both are valuable bioindicators. We examined the selective feeding of S. dominicensis by first, identifying the diatom assemblage. Second, we utilized scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in order to identifying the remains of diatoms entrapped in pseudopodial nets and in debris piles. We found that Mastogloia and Cocconeis were the most prominent genera in the overall diatom assemblage. The food preference of S. dominicensis included Amphora, Berkeleya rutilans,Cocconeis, Licmophora dalmatica, Mastogloia, Odontella rhombus, Plagiogramma pulchellum var. pygmaeum, and Skeletonema.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/77667
Subject Headings: Diatoms, Identification, Wetland ecology, Stream ecology, Methodology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The Role Of Disturbance In The Genotypic And Morphological Diversity Of Halodule Wrightii.
Creator: Tiling, Kathryn A., Proffitt, C. Edward, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Seagrasses are important foundation species in coastal ecosystems. Genetic diversity of seagrasses can influence a number of ecological factors including, but not limited to, disturbance resistance and resilience. Seagrasses in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), Florida are considered to be highly disturbed due to frequent events, like algal blooms, that impair water quality, reducing available light for seagrass growth. Halodule wrightii is a dominant seagrass throughout the IRL, but its genetic...
Show moreSeagrasses are important foundation species in coastal ecosystems. Genetic diversity of seagrasses can influence a number of ecological factors including, but not limited to, disturbance resistance and resilience. Seagrasses in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), Florida are considered to be highly disturbed due to frequent events, like algal blooms, that impair water quality, reducing available light for seagrass growth. Halodule wrightii is a dominant seagrass throughout the IRL, but its genetic diversity has only been quantified in a few Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay populations and little is known about its potential ecological consequences. I quantified the genetic variation of H. wrightii using microsatellite markers in the southern IRL to determine: (i) how disturbance history influenced genetic diversity, (ii) if morphology of clones was, in part, genetically controlled and related to disturbance history, and (iii) if genotypes showed phenotypic plasticity in response to disturbances. In the IRL, H. wrightii populations exhibited moderate genetic diversity that varied with disturbance history. The disturbance history of a population was classified by the variance in the percent occurrence of H. wrightii over a 16-year period. Genotypic richness and clonal diversity of H. wrightii increased with increasing disturbance histories. Other genetic diversity measures (e.g., allelic richness, observed heterozygosity) did not change with disturbance history. These findings suggest that impacts to seagrass coverage over time can change the genotypic composition of populations. When different genotypes of H. wrightii were grown in a common garden, differences in leaf characteristics among genotypes provided evidence that morphological trait variation is, in part, explained by genetic variance. The disturbance history of genotypes did not directly affect morphological traits. However, significant genotype x site (within disturbance history) interactions found greater variation in shoot density and below ground traits of H. wrightii genotypes from sites of intermediate disturbance history. Traits of H. wrightii were shown to be phenotypically plastic. Significant genotype x environment interactions for shoot density and height demonstrated that genotypes responded differently by increasing, decreasing, and not changing sizes in response to light reduction. Genetic diversity of H. wrightii has strong implications for ecological function in coastal communities.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004661, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004661
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon) -- Enviornmental conditions, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (Fla.), Marine ecology -- Florida -- Indian River (Lagoon), Restoration ecology, Seagrasses -- Florida -- Indian River (Lagoon), Seagrasses -- Physiology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Monitoring seasonal and annual changes in the mesozooplankton community of the Indian River Lagoon, Florida.
Creator: Kerr, Miranda Hoover., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: In estuaries, like the Indian River Lagoon, mesozooplankton have a vital role in the food web by connecting trophic levels. In this study, mesozooplankton abundance and species composition were monitored weekly on the incoming and outgoing tides from September 2006 to May 2009. For the incoming tide, the mean abundance was 2298.2 mesozooplankton/m3 (+/-325.2), and for the outgoing tide the mean abundance was 1180.0 mesozooplankton/m3 (+/-153.1). The mesozooplankton abundance on the incoming...
Show moreIn estuaries, like the Indian River Lagoon, mesozooplankton have a vital role in the food web by connecting trophic levels. In this study, mesozooplankton abundance and species composition were monitored weekly on the incoming and outgoing tides from September 2006 to May 2009. For the incoming tide, the mean abundance was 2298.2 mesozooplankton/m3 (+/-325.2), and for the outgoing tide the mean abundance was 1180.0 mesozooplankton/m3 (+/-153.1). The mesozooplankton abundance on the incoming tide was significantly greater than on the outgoing tide. The most abundant type of mesozooplankton was the copepod Acartia tonsa, representing 35.0% and 52.1% of the individuals on the incoming and outgoing tides respectively. Mesozooplankton abundance values were compared with environmental data obtained from the South Florida Water Management District. The strongest positive correlation was found between chlorophyll a concentrations and A. tonsa abundance, likely due to phytoplankton being the primary food source for A. tonsa.
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Date Issued: 2009
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2783241
Subject Headings: Marine zooplankton, Ecology, Marine ecology, Marine ecosystem management
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Studies on fouling invertebrates in the Indian River, Florida 2: effect of Modulus modulus (Prosobranchia: Modulidae).
Creator: Mook, David H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3186449
Subject Headings: Fouling organisms, Prosobranchia, Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Seagrasses--Ecology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Colonization of artificial seagrass versus time and distance from source.
Creator: Virnstein, Robert W., Curran, M. C., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1986
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3350852
Subject Headings: Seagrasses, Indian River (Fla.: Lagoon), Colonization (Ecology), Crustaceans, Gastropoda
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Tidal and low-frequency net displacement in a coastal lagoon.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174010
Subject Headings: Lagoons, Tides, Bays, Coastal ecology, Time-series analysis
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The intertidal volume of Florida'sIndian River Lagoon.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1992
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007499
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Estuarine ecology, Tidal currents
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Marine algae of the Indian River species of the algal drift community collected from April 1974 to April 1975.
Creator: Eiseman, N. J., Benz, M. C.
Date Issued: 1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3358467
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Algal communities, Algae--Ecology, Microalgae
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Community structure ofthe macrobenthos associated with seagrass of the Indian River estuary, Florida.
Creator: Young, David K., Young, Martha W., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007287
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Benthos, Seagrasses--Ecology, Predator & prey
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: ICHTHYOPLANKTON RECRUITMENT WITHIN MANGROVE-DOMINATED MOSQUITO CONTROL IMPOUNDMENTS.
Creator: Rodrigue, Margaret, Hanisak, M. Dennis, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Coastal wetlands across the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) on the east coast of Florida have been impounded for mosquito control purposes, which have been known to have adverse effects on overall fish populations. The objective of this project was to assess the use of culverts by species of larval fish at three impounded mangrove sites in the IRL. Light traps were used to collect samples of larval fish (both inside the basins and in the surrounding lagoon) which were humanely euthanized, preserved...
Show moreCoastal wetlands across the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) on the east coast of Florida have been impounded for mosquito control purposes, which have been known to have adverse effects on overall fish populations. The objective of this project was to assess the use of culverts by species of larval fish at three impounded mangrove sites in the IRL. Light traps were used to collect samples of larval fish (both inside the basins and in the surrounding lagoon) which were humanely euthanized, preserved, and examined under a digital microscope. A total of 3,926 fish were collected from 24 taxa in 576 samples over the year-long study. Larval seasonality generally followed known reproductive seasonality of the species captured. Inside the impoundments were dominated by species known to spawn in and around mangroves such as the Gambusia holbrooki and Poecilia latipinna. Species that spawn in the IRL or in coastal waters that subsequently use the IRL as a nursery (such as Anchoa mitchilli and Gobiosoma robustum) had relatively low catches in the impoundments. Larvae of the main sportfishery species that have juveniles known to utilize the studied impoundments (Megalops atlanticus, the Atlantic tarpon, and Centropomus undecimalis, the common snook), were rarely caught inside the impoundments or in the surrounding IRL. The low numbers of IRL and offshore spawning larvae that enter the impoundments may be hindered by restricted water flow through culverts connecting the habitats, or by their inability to survive the low DO conditions often found inside the impoundments, especially during the summer. The lack of larval tarpon and snook in the light collections suggest that these species metamorphose from the larval to juvenile stage outside of the impoundments, before they enter the mangrove-dominated nursery habitats. The results of the study can be used to further modify impoundment restoration and management strategies to enhance their role as fish nursery habitats.
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014256
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Mangrove ecology, Mangrove restoration, Snook, Tarpon
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Examination of the Use of Floating Individuals of Halodule wrightii (Ascherson, 1868) for Restoration.
Creator: Berninger, Jacob J., Hanisak, M. Dennis, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: The goal of this study was to develop an alternative approach to typical seagrass transplantation techniques that damage the donor bed. Floating individuals of Halodule wrightii were collected in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), Florida, during fall of 2013 and spring of 2014, with the fall collection planted in outdoor tanks. Only 25% of individuals collected in the fall survived the winter in the tanks. Individuals from both collections were deployed onto biodegradable mats in a capped dredge...
Show moreThe goal of this study was to develop an alternative approach to typical seagrass transplantation techniques that damage the donor bed. Floating individuals of Halodule wrightii were collected in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), Florida, during fall of 2013 and spring of 2014, with the fall collection planted in outdoor tanks. Only 25% of individuals collected in the fall survived the winter in the tanks. Individuals from both collections were deployed onto biodegradable mats in a capped dredge hole in the IRL in March, 2014. Approximately 66% of the mats survived the six-month experiment, and the area covered by seagrass quadrupled. Growth in shoot count, average height, horizontal spread, and biomass was similar for both fall and spring treatments. Thus, time and effort of overwintering had no benefit over spring harvesting. The use of floating individuals can provide a more practical, environmentally friendly alternative to traditional transplanting for seagrass re storation.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004482, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004482
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon) -- Environmental conditions, Restoration ecology -- Florida -- Indian River (Lagoon), Seagrass restoration -- Florida -- Indian River (Lagoon), Seagrasses -- Conservation -- Florida -- Indian River (Lagoon)
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Title: Characterization of Elasmobranch Community Dynamics in the Indian River Lagoon.
Creator: Roskar, Amelia Grace, Ajemian, Matthew, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Depament of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Florida’s Indian River Lagoon (IRL) has experienced myriad anthropogenic impacts and knowledge on elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) in the southern IRL is lacking. A fishery independent survey (longline/gillnet) was implemented to 1) assess the effects of bait type [striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) versus Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)] and mesh size (15.2 cm versus 20.3 cm stretch mesh) on elasmobranch species composition, catch-per-unit effort, and size distributions and 2) characterize...
Show moreFlorida’s Indian River Lagoon (IRL) has experienced myriad anthropogenic impacts and knowledge on elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) in the southern IRL is lacking. A fishery independent survey (longline/gillnet) was implemented to 1) assess the effects of bait type [striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) versus Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)] and mesh size (15.2 cm versus 20.3 cm stretch mesh) on elasmobranch species composition, catch-per-unit effort, and size distributions and 2) characterize elasmobranch abundance and distribution. From 2016 - 2018, 630 individuals (16 species) were captured, more often in the gillnet than the longline. Catch-per-unit-effort was significantly higher with mullet than mackerel. Species composition differed among gears. Although dependent on gear, there was evidence of seasonal and spatial patterns in abundance and species composition. This study provides the first baseline abundance indices for many elasmobranchs in the IRL and develops the capacity to understand how elasmobranchs may respond to changes in this highly modified estuary.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013256
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla : Lagoon)--Environmental conditions, Elasmobranchs, Sharks--Ecology, Rays (Fishes)--Ecology
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Title: Indian River study annual report 1973-1974 volume 2.
Creator: Fehlmann, H. Adair, Young, David K., Avent, Robert M., Briel, Lawrence I., Eiseman, N. J., Gore, R. H., Jones, Robert S., Kerr, George A., Seibert, Harry H., vonZweck, Ortwin, Wilcox, J. Ross, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Link Foundation, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Date Issued: 1973-1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3357415
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla:Lagoon), Estuaries--Florida--Indian River (Lagoon), Estuarine ecology--Florida, Water quality--Florida
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Title: Indian River study annual report 1974-1975 volume 1.
Creator: Young, David K., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Link Foundation, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Date Issued: 1974-1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3357416
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla:Lagoon), Estuaries--Florida--Indian River (Lagoon), Estuarine ecology--Florida, Water quality--Florida
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Title: Indian River study annual report 1975-1976 volume 2.
Creator: Kerr, George A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Link Foundation, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Date Issued: 1975-1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3357422
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla:Lagoon), Estuaries--Florida--Indian River (Lagoon), Estuarine ecology--Florida, Water quality--Florida
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Title: Indian River study annual report 1974-1975 volume 2.
Creator: Kerr, George A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Link Foundation, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Date Issued: 1974-1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3357418
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla:Lagoon), Estuaries--Florida--Indian River (Lagoon), Estuarine ecology--Florida, Water quality--Florida
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Title: Indian River study annual report 1973-1974 volume 1.
Creator: Fehlmann, H. Adair, Young, David K., Avent, Robert M., Briel, Lawrence I., Eiseman, N. J., Gore, R. H., Jones, Robert S., Kerr, George A., Seibert, Harry H., vonZweck, Ortwin, Wilcox, J. Ross, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Link Foundation, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Date Issued: 1973/1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3357412
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla:Lagoon), Estuaries--Florida--Indian River (Lagoon), Estuarine ecology--Florida, Water quality--Florida
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Title: Indian River study annual report 1975-1976 volume 1.
Creator: Young, David K., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Link Foundation, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Date Issued: 1975-1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3357421
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla:Lagoon), Estuaries--Florida--Indian River (Lagoon), Estuarine ecology--Florida, Water quality--Florida
Format: Document (PDF)

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